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Drew WilsonNovember 15, 2018

The cable industry is moving in the right direction when it comes to engaging women and minorities in content and employment, but there’s more work to make the industry even more equitable. Florida Internet & Television’s FITCon 2018 kicked off Thursday with a with a panel chaired by state Rep. Mike La Rosa that brought a […]

Peter SchorschNovember 11, 2018

When using high-speed broadband or watching something on various screens, American veterans play a big role in making all that happen. One in 10 people employed by Florida’s internet and television industry are U.S. military veterans, according to a new mini-documentary produced by the Florida Internet & Television Industry. Timed for a Monday release, the video […]

Drew WilsonOctober 24, 2018

Florida Internet & Television, the chief industry association for telecom providers in Florida, announced Wednesday that CableLabs head Phil McKinney will deliver the keynote address at its 2018 Florida Internet & Television Conference. At CableLabs, McKinney spearheads research focused on developing new technologies and specifications for the secure delivery of high-speed data, video, voice and […]

Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2017

As modern communication evolves – cable, TV and internet – there now exists a global audience of billions, each with a nearly insatiable desire for quality content. On the second day of FITConFL – the annual Future of Internet and Television Conference in Miami – both national and Florida-based content creators will take part in […]

Peter SchorschOctober 26, 2017

If there a single innovation today with the potential to affect every aspect of the way we work and live, it is the “Internet of Things” (IoT). With broadband internet now widely available, decreasing costs to connect and more devices having Wi-Fi capabilities and sensors, IoT could be one of the biggest disruption technologies of the […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2017

With an explosive growth in technology, the world is now at our fingertips. Celebrating this innovation revolution is the 2017 Future of Internet & Television Conference — FITConFL – which spotlights many of key internet and TV industry players, a group that includes American veterans. The three-day conference in Miami showcases top the cable industry’s thought […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2017

The history of technology is replete with name changes: What began as “BackRub” is now Google, for example, and “Confinity” is now better known as PayPal. Add another to that list, as the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association (FCTA) will now be known as Florida Internet & Television (FIT). Brad Swanson, the group’s president and CEO, […]

Peter SchorschOctober 25, 2017

Cable industry leaders, technicians and policy experts will come together this week for a glimpse of what’s to come at the Future of Internet and Television Conference, known as FITConFL. The summit, which kicks off Wednesday, will be presented by the Florida Cable Telecommunications Association (FCTA) and Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, South Florida Chapter. […]

Scott PowersSeptember 16, 2016

Sharon Smoley has left the government relations team at Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts to take over as the new state director for Charter Communications. Charter Communications is the new entity created when Charter Spectrum completed its $71 billion acquisitions of Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable earlier this summer. Smoley will be […]

Associated PressMarch 31, 2015

Charter Communications Inc. is buying fellow cable operator Bright House Networks LLC in a deal valued at $10.4 billion. Charter is the fourth-largest cable operator in the U.S, while Bright House is the sixth biggest with customers in Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California. The Bright House transaction would make the new company the second-largest […]

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FITCon 2018: Cable industry making strides in diversity, inclusion

Watching TV or going online? Veterans help make it happen.

CableLabs’ Phil McKinney to keynote FITCon Florida

FITConFL talks quality content for an ever-changing global audience

FITConFL examines future impact of ‘Internet of Things’

FITConFL spotlights contributions of veterans to TV, internet industry

With new branding, Florida Internet & Television renews vision of innovation

Florida Internet & Television looks to future innovations at industry summit

Personnel note: Sharon Smoley leaves Disney for Charter Communications

Charter Communications buying Bright House Networks